Description

Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition.Pages in good condition. Plates bright and vivid. Softcover. English. See images for condition.

About the book >.>.> Professor Emeritus of Far Eastern and Southeast Asian Philology and Culture Frankfurt University Germany was a scholar with wide interests. Ten years of residence in Japan as a teacher of German and Indonesian as well as field research conducted in Indonesia Vietnam Thailand and Burma have complemented more formal academic research and have resulted in a variety of published works. Prof. Karow has produced Indonesian-German and Vietnamese-German dictionaries and books on Majapahit terracotta art and the symbolism of Buddhism. Shortly before his death he was preparing further work on the socio- cultural aspects and iconography of Southeast Asian Buddhism and Hinduism. He has also done extensive research on the history of traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine. His creativity artistic skills and understanding of Asian art and culture were also expressed in paintings he executed in Chinese style. (SP)